JP Morgan wins £1.4bn court battle against Nigeria June 14, 2022 A High Court judge today ruled in favour of JP Morgan, after dismissing Nigeria’s $1.7bn (£1.4bn) lawsuit against the bank, over claims it acted negligently by transferring $875m to an account linked to convicted money launderer and former Nigerian oil minister Dan Etete. The ruling comes after Nigeria first sued JP Morgan in 2017, over [...]
Terrible Tuesday for Bitcoin as crypto tumbles 20 per cent in just two days with investors fleeing risk June 14, 2022 The price of bitcoin fell by another 10 per cent overnight, hitting an 18-month low of $20,834.70, before recovering to trade around $22,700 by 9am UK time this morning. In sterling terms, bitcoin is now trading around £18,665. Discussing the violent movements with City A.M. this morning, Adrian Lowery, financial analyst at DIY investing platform [...]
Crypto plummets as Binance pauses Bitcoin withdrawals and Celsius stops redemptions June 13, 2022 Major cryptocurrencies plunged on Monday after Binance halted Bitcoin withdrawals and Celsius suspended all redemptions. Bitcoin dropped over 18% while ether fell more than 20% on Monday afternoon after Binance , the world’s largest crypto exchange, suspended Bitcoin withdrawals. The suspension came after crypto lender Celsius announced it would halt withdrawals, swaps, and transfers between [...]
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Exclusive: Brits slapped with £571m in HMRC fines in crackdown on tax avoidance and late payments May 31, 2022 Penalties imposed by HMRC on taxpayers have jumped by nearly a third, from £445m to £571m in just one year, according to fresh HMRC data, shared exclusively with City A.M. today. The primary reason behind this jump is HMRC increasingly clamping down on tax avoidance as part of its efforts to make up for revenue [...]
Chief executive pay at FTSE 100 firms bounces back to pre-pandemic levels May 30, 2022 The sums paid out to chief executives at the City’s major listed firms have bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, after jumping 30 per cent over the previous year to five year highs of £3.62m. The pay packages mark a return to levels last seen before the pandemic and a 30 per cent increase on the [...]
Barclays confirms slew of branch closures as banks slash high street presence May 30, 2022 Barclays has confirmed the closure of a slew of high streets banks this month as the move to shutter branches by UK lenders speeds up.
City gender parity ‘a long way off’ as women make up under a quarter of top promotions May 30, 2022 Women made up less than a quarter of top promotions in financial services businesses in the past year in a sign the City is making slow progress towards gender parity, new data has revealed.
Vanguard doubles down on fossil fuel investment May 26, 2022 Asset management giant Vanguard will continue investing in fossil fuels firms despite its commitment to hit net zero across its portfolio by 2050, its boss has revealed.
Andreessen Horowitz looks to buck crypto crash with new $4.5bn fund May 25, 2022 US venture capital giant Andreesen Horowitz is looking to buck the crypto crash with a new $4.5bn fund that will pump cash into crypto and so-called ‘web3’ startups.